Doubly padded face-plates for vise jaws



June 25, 1957 l. E. ASKE DOUBLY PADDED FACE-PLATES FOR VISE JAWS Filed April 1, 1955 United States This invention relates to vises provided with jaws particularly adapted for use in supporting materials without injury thereto.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide auxiliary jaws adapted for use in pairs with vises of types now in extensive use, to adapt the same for supporting materials without marring or other injury thereto.

Second, to provide auxiliary jaws for vises which effectively compensate for substantial misalignment of the main jaws of the vise.

Third, to provide auxiliary jaws for vises which may be adjusted to provide resiliently faced clamped jaws or a cushioned anvil, or other work surface.

Further objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed out in the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a vise with a pair of my auxiliary jaw members associated therewith to provide resiliently faced clamping jaws, the jaws of the vise being shown in closed position.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a vise with the auxiliary jaws of my invention adjusted to provide a cushioned or resilient work-supporting surface.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the jaw members.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the vise equipped with a pair of my jaw members in clamping relation to a piece of work.

In the accompanying drawing the jaw member 1 is provided with a base or support 2, while the jaw member 3 is provided with a slide 4 associated with the support 2 and adapted to be adjusted relative thereto by means of the screw 5 provided with the handle 6. The details of the vise are not illustrated, as they form no part of this invention and the auxiliary jaw members of my invention are adapted to be used with conventional types of vises now in extensive use.

The auxiliary jaw members of my invention comprise body members 7 of angled'section, desirably of right angled section, and preferably of a length somewhat exceeding that of the jaws of the vise. An arm 8 of the body member 7 is provided with a facing 9 on its inner side and a facing 10 on its outer side, these facings being co-extensive with the inner and outer surfaces to which they are aflixed.

The facings are desirably of solid but slightly yielding sheet rubber, or rubber-like material, such for example as neoprene, and are of uniform thickness and adhesively secured throughout to the arm surfaces to which they are applied.

An arm 11 of the body member 7 is in the preferred embodiment without facings.

With this shape of body and arrangement of facings thereon, the auxiliary jaw members may be adjusted with their faced arms positioned between the jaws, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, providing resilient clamping surfaces.

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2,796,787 Patented June 25, 1957 The outer facings 10 engagethe 'work-and the inner 5 of work,- or work that may be easily damaged, and at the sametime the work is effectively clamped.

The auxiliary jaws also compensate for substantial thisalignment of the jaws of the vise.

In many kinds of work it is desirable to provide a work support or anvil-like surface and to secure such surface, the unfaced arms of the jaw members may be clamped between the vise jaws, as shown in Fig. 2, and this brings edges 12 of the outer facing into edge-toedge relation and provides a substantially continuous yieldable work-supporting surface which is further cushioned by the facings 9. With the auxiliary jaw members mounted on the vise jaws, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, an unyielding work-supporting surface 13 is provided. I am therefore able to secure quite a wide range of adaptations fordilferent kinds of work and different operations on the work.

I have not illustrated the various adaptations which I contemplate for particular conditions, as it is believed that this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my invention as may be desired.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with, a vise having relatively adjustable jaws, of auxiliary jaw members removably associated with said vise jaws and each comprising a body member of right angled section, and facings of substan-..

tially solid but resilient material of uniform thickness adhered on both sides of one arm with the edges thereof flush with the edges of the arm, the other arm of the body member being without facings so that a pair of auxiliary jaw members may be positioned with their unfaced arms between the jaws of the vise to be clamped therebetween with the edges of the facings on the outer sides of the arms in edge abutting relation providing a cushioned work surface, or the faced arms of the auxiliary jaw members may be positioned between the jaws of the vise providing resiliently faced clamping jaws and a noncushioned anvil surface.

2. The combination with a vise having relatively adjustable jaws, of a pair of auxiliary jaw members removably associated with said vise jaws and each comprising a body member of angled section and having flat arms, and facings of yieldable material of uniform thickness corresponding in area to and fixedly secured on both sides of one arm, the other arm ofthe body member being without facings so that the pair of auxiliary jaw members may be positioned with their unfaced arms between the jaws of the vise to be clamped therebetween providing a cushioned work surface and nonyieldable clamping jaws, or the faced arms of the auxiliary jaw members may be positioned between the jaws of the vise providing yieldably faced clamping jaws.

3. As an article of manufacture, an auxiliary vise jaw adapted to be associated in pairs with the jaws of a vise, and comprising a body member of angled section and having flat arms, and facings of substantially solid but resilient material of uniform thickness corresponding in area to and fixedly secured on both sides of one arm, the other arm of the body member being without facings so that a pair of auxiliary jaw members may be positioned with their unfaced arms between the jaws of a vise to be clamped therebetween with the edges of the facings on the outer sides of the arms constituting a work-supporting surface, or the faced armsof a pair of the auxiliary jaw members may be positioned between the jaws of the vise providing resiliently faced clamping jaws.

4. As an article of manufacture, an auxiliary vise jaw adapted to be associated in pairs with the jaws of a vise, and comprising a body member of right-angled section, and facings of substantially solid but resilient material of uniform thickness adhered on both sides of atleast one arm with the edgesthereof flush with the edges of the arm so that a pair of auxiliary jaw members may be positioned between the jaws of a vise to be clamped therebetween with the edges of the facings on the outer sides of the arms in edge abutting relation constituting a work-supporting surface; or the faced arms positioned between the jaws of the vise providing resiliently faced clamping jaws.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Bergh Feb. 8, 1870 Muller Apr. 13 1920 Fest June 19, 1945 Brown Aug. 15, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Germany Dec. 16, 1925 

